Curtain-fixture



(No Model.)

E. SOHAUB. CURTAIN FIXTURE.

No. 515,172. Pat'entd Feb. 20, 1894.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDUARD S CHAUB, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY.

CURTAIN-FIXTU RE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,172, dated February 20, 1894. Application filed May 3, 1893. Serial No. 472,837- (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDUARD SCHAUB, a citizen ot' the United States, residing in Paterson, county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain-Fixtures; andIdo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in adjustable shade and ourtain holders or supports and it consists in a grooved frame adapted to receive the brackets upon which the pole of the shade or ourtain is supported, in which frame said brackets are adapted to be adjusted longitudinally.

It consists also in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front view of the upper portion of a window and its frame, showing my improved adjustable shade or curtain holder in position thereon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the holder detached from the window frame. Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line x-x Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a front view of a modified form of the adjustable holder and Fig. 5 a cross section on the line y-y, Fig. 4.

In said drawings a represents a window and b the framing or casing thereof. To the upper end of this casing 12 is secured a grooved frame or plate 0 by means of screws h or in any suitable manner; the frame being grooved substantially as shown in Figs. 3 and 5 with the projecting tenons d.

In the center of the frame or plate 0 is a strip e for the purpose hereinafter described.

Sliding in the groove of frame 0 and over the strip 6 are two brackets f and g carrying the supports for the shade or curtain pole. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 these brackets f and g are firmly held in their proper position by means of the set screwsm and n adapted to bind the brackets f and g to the strip e, which is by preference of soft or yielding material such as rubber, papier mach, (be. The brackets f and 9 may be introduced into the grooved frame 0 either in the middle as at 'i (the tenon dbeing cutaway at that point) as shown at Fig. 2, or at the ends 71 as shown in Fig. 1.

In the modified form shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the strip 6, corresponding to e, is formed with ratchet teeth on its surface. The brackets (as shown by g) are provided with a spring controlled pawl o pivoted as at q to the bracket and adapted to engage with the teeth of the strip 6 and thus secure the bracket within the frame 0. The pawl 0 is held constantly engaged with the teeth by the spring r (see Fig. 5) and is released by depressing'the arm p of the pawl 0.

In operation the brackets f and g are placed in the grooved plate or frame a and may be slid in the same over the strip e or 6, until the required width is attained. The thumb screws 'm and n are, then turned and the brackets locked in the required position. When the pawl is used, the arm 10 is depressed and the brackets slid into their required position, when the pawl arm is released and the brackets are locked in their place.

It is obvious that many variations of the locking devices described may be used without departing from the spirit of my invention and that changes in other parts of the holder may be made and not avoid the same.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is p In a shade or curtain'fixture the combination of a frame having a groove extending longitudinally throughout its entire length, a locking strip secured to the frame and within its longitudinal groove, brackets adapted to support the curtain roller and being longitudinally adjustable in the groove of said frame from end to end thereof, said brackets being adapted to slide in said groove over the locking strip, with means substantially as described for locking and unlocking said brackets to and from said longitudinal strip, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of April, 1893.

EDUARD SCHAUB. 

